The caskets coming out pic.twitter.com/pEDmHQKVM4— Adam Taylor (@mradamtaylor) July 27, 2018
New York Times: Remains of U.S. War Dead in North Korea Start Journey Home After 65 Years
PYEONGTAEK, South Korea — Remains believed to be those of about 50 American servicemen were flown out of North Korea on Friday, the first visible result of President Trump’s efforts to bring the American war dead home 65 years after the end of combat in the Korean War.
“We are encouraged by North Korea’s actions and the momentum for positive change,” the White House said in announcing the handover.
An American Air Force C-17 Globemaster cargo plane carrying the remains landed later at Osan Air Base south of Seoul, the South Korean capital. Hundreds of American service members as well as a military honor guard lined up on the tarmac to mark the return of the fallen soldiers.
From Osan Air Base, the remains will be transferred to the Hawaii-based Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, where painstaking forensic work will be carried out to identify them. Remains that were returned in the past from North Korea were found to be mixed with those of unidentified individuals and even with animal bones.
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WNU Editor: Here is an easy prediction .... this is going to be the first of many transfers.
More News On The Remains Of 55 American Servicemen Being Flown Out Of North Korea Today
U.S. military takes possession of remains that North Korea says belong to Americans who died in the Korean War -- Washington Post
White House: US plane leaves North Korea with US war remains -- USA Today
US military plane departs North Korea with service members’ remains, White House says -- FOX News
US military plane leaves North Korea with remains of soldiers from Korean War -- The Hill
North Korea hands over the possible remains of American war dead -- CNN
Update: This is incredible.
Caskets moving on pic.twitter.com/IxEovCXYpQ— Adam Taylor (@mradamtaylor) July 27, 2018
